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ISLAMABAD: A major 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit southwest Pakistan on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck at around 1:20 am local time (2023 Tuesday GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles) with its epicentre around 50 kilometres west of the town of Dalbandin , close to the border with Afghanistan. The epicentre was around 300 kilometres (200 miles) east of the Iranian city of Zahedan , USGS said. Pakistani-administered Kashmir, in the country's northeast, was hit by a major earthquake in 2005.

GUWAHATI: An earthquake of 'slight' intensity measuring 4 on the Richter scale shook Assam , including Guwahati tonight, according to a Met office report. The earthquake which hit at around 10.57 pm had its epicenter at Darrang in the state with its latitude 26.4 degree North and longitude 92 degree East, the report said. As doors and windows rattled, people ran out of their houses for safety but no casualty or damage to property has been reported so far, police said.

PORT BLAIR: An earthquake of slight intensity today hit an area off the east coast of Little Andaman , but there was no immediate report of any damage or casualty. The quake, measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale , took place at 12:24 hours, an India Meteorological Department report said. Officials said the epicentre of the tremor was latitude 10.6 degree north and longitude 92.8 degree east with a focal depth of 30 km.

KOLKATA: Insurers may soon feel the heat of stiff reinsurance rates or limited reinsurance cover in the coming months. The insurance industry is expected to gear up to the formation of an earthquake pool to help cover large insurance risks of companies in the event of any natural disaster. It is, however, left to the interpretation of the reinsurers whether tsunami would be considered as the consequence of an earthquake and thus be covered under the pool. Much on the lines of the terrorist pool, an earthquake pool will enable insurance companies to share the burden of risk in case of huge losses arising out of earthquakes or associated perils like tsunamis of any magnitude.

KARACHI: A moderate 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck Pakistan's Balochistan province today with no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The epicentre of the earthquake was close to the city of Sibi , Balochistan province, at a depth of 71 kilometres. No loss of life or property was reported, officials said. The US Geological Survey reported that the magnitude of the quake was 4.9. Last week, a mild quake jolted southern Sindh province, killing one person and injuring more than 30. Pakistan lies in active seismic zones where frequent earthquakes take place . More than 73,000 people were killed due to a powerful 7.6 quake in the north of the country in 2005.

DEHRADUN: A moderate earthquake shook parts of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district in the wee hours today jolting people out of their sleep. A quake of 5.1 magnitude on the richter scale occurred in Chamoli district at 2.53 AM. Having a latitude of 30.2 degrees north and a longitude of 79.4 degrees east, it lasted a few seconds, MeT office Director Anand Sharma told PTI. There was no immediate report of any casualty or damage to property, officials...

KARACHI: A 2.5-magnitude earthquake today hit Pakistan's Karachi city, creating panic among the residents. The tremor was felt this afternoon near the eastern outskirts of the city at a depth of 10 kilometers, Shahid Iqbal , a Met official said. No casualty or loss of property was reported, he said. The officer stated that Karachi is situated in a zone that witnesses some degree of seismic activity from time to time and is also very close to a major fault line. The Geological Survey of Pakistan's national seismic hazard map places the entire Sindh coastline including Karachi in a zone of "noticeable seismic danger", Iqbal said.

KATHMANDU: Stores reopened and traffic was returning to Nepal's capital three days after the Himalayan nation was shaken by a second major earthquake . But thousands of people were still sleeping in tents scattered across the city on Friday, afraid that aftershocks might topple damaged homes. Schools and colleges remained closed after Tuesday's magnitude-7.3 quake, which killed 117 people and injured 2,800. It struck just 2 1/2 weeks after the country was battered by a magnitude-7.8 quake that killed more than 8,200 people.

KATHMANDU: The death toll from the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal today jumped to 7,757 with another 16,390 people injured. A majority of these deaths are from Sindupalchowk district, which has witnessed a massive devastation after the quake, Nepal police said. Until yesterday, over 600 rescue and relief personnel from more than 12 countries, including India, had left Nepal, following a directive from the government here. More rescue and relief personnel are expected to leave the country as the days progress.

NEW DELHI: Thirty six people were killed and over 200 injured in different states of India as a powerful earthquake hit Nepal. Tremors were felt in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and New Delhi. The maximum damage was Bihar adjoining the Nepal border where 25 persons were killed and about 50 injured. Six persons were killed in Uttar Pradesh. In West Bengal, three were killed and at least 69, including 43 schoolchildren, were injured. Prominent highrises suffered extensive damage in the state.